1976 CFL Details

These season details are courtesy of Aaron Kramer and his Green Bay Packers Web Site and Wes Cross for finding and formatting them.

EDMONTON 24, Calgary 22 (25,269) - The Stamps used a QB shuffle to score 17 points in the second quarter, but Edmonton went with a fourth-quarter QB shuffle of their own to pull out the win

Ottawa 42, HAMILTON 16 (21,269) - Tom Clements completed 23

of 29 passes to lead Ottawa and leave the TiCats fans wondering if the 19 new faces in the Hamilton lineup will prevent a repeat of last season

Saskatchewan 35, BRIT COLUMBIA 8 ( ) - The Lions, who managed

only six first downs, were manhandled by the Roughriders, who led 32-0 at the half. Rookie QB John Sciarra completed three of 16 passes for 31 yards

Toronto 22, WINNIPEG 16 ( ) - Chuck Ealey threw a TD to Al Bloomingdale in the second quarter, while Zenon Andrusyshyn converted both TDs and added a pair of field goals and two singles

Montreal 26, SASKATCHEWAN 17 (20,136) - Montreal beat Saskatchewan for only the second time since CFL interlocking play started in 1961. Peter Dalla Riva pulled in two TD passes from QB Sonny Wade

WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

British Col 0 1 0 8 35 0 Hamilton 0 1 0 16 42 0

OTTAWA 38, Winnipeg 27 (22,541) - HB Art Green scored two of the five Rider TDs and rushed for 184 yards, as the the Riders had a total offence of

Edmonton 25, TORONTO 20 (43,002) - QB Bruce Lemmerman threw a pair of TD passes in leading the defending Grey Cup champions to the win before the largest crowd ever to see a CFL game

BRITISH COL 39, Hamilton 14 (15,731) - The Lions only had two first downs in the opening 15 minutes but TiCats only had one. BC scored two TDs in the second quarter, two more in the third and getting 10 points in the fourth

CALGARY 20, Montreal 20 (T) ( ) - The Als appeared headed for their first western sweep in 11 years. But Calgary rallied for 17 points in the fourth quarter, and Als K Don Sweet missed a 34-yard FG on the final play

WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

British Col 1 1 0 47 49 2 Toronto 1 1 0 42 41 2

WINNIPEG 49, Calgary 3 (20,438) - The Bombers exploded for 20 points in the second quarter and tallied 21 more in the fourth. Jay Washington led the

parade with two TDs. The only Calgary points were scored by K Cyril McFall

Saskatchewan 29, OTTAWA 16 ( ) - Saskatchewan's domination of the game was shown in the statistics which gave the Riders 23 first downs and 433 yards compared with 16 and 278 for Ottawa

EDMONTON 19, British Col 12 (25,295) - The Eskimos remained the only perfect team in the CFL as they rolled up a 15-0 lead in the first 30 minutes and held off the Lions in the second half

TORONTO 23, Montreal 10 (44,920) - A record CFL crowd saw the Argos limit the Alouettes to only 109 yards on the ground. The Argos got TDs by Doyle Orange and Mike Eben and three FGs

Saskatchewan 24, HAMILTON 8 (18,126) - QB Ron Lancaster threw TD passes to Rhett Dawson and Leif Pettersen. The lone Ticats touchdown

came late in the final quarter on a 30-yard run by Angelo Santucci

WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

British Col 1 2 0 59 68 2 Montreal 1 1 1 56 60 3

Winnipeg 1 2 0 92 63 2 Hamilton 0 3 0 38 105 0

Edmonton 31, WINNIPEG 30 (25,210) - QB Bruce Lemmerman, who took over from Tom Wilkinson in the first quarter, found Stuart Lang for a 40-yard TD pass with 1:06 left. Dave Cutler kicked the convert for the win

British Col 13, CALGARY 9 (23,589) - Rookie John Sciarra was Mr. Everything for the Lions as he played as wide receiver and quarterback, returned punts and scored the Lions' only TD on a 5-yard QB keeper in the second quarter

Ottawa 27, TORONTO 16 (50,212) - Argo QB Chuck Ealey was taken out of the game after he completed only one of six passes and was sacked five times. The crowd was the largest to watch a pro sports event in Canada

Hamilton 12, MONTREAL 11 (21,285) - Als QB Sonny Wade threw five interceptions, including one in the last 90 seconds of play which was picked off in the end zone by Dave Shaw, as Hamilton won their first game

SASKATCHEWAN 40, Edmonton 0 (22,235) - QB Ron Lancaster built up a 37-0 lead by five minutes into the third quarter, completing 23 of 27 pass attempts for 290 yards before leaving for second-string QB Dave Syme

OTTAWA 45, Montreal 9 (29,779) - Tony Gabriel caught three TD passes and Ottawa amassed 640 yards. Gabriel caught passes of 49 and 9 yards from Tom Clements and a 10-yarder from backup Condredge Holloway

WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

British Col 2 2 0 72 77 4 Montreal 1 3 1 76 117 3

Winnipeg 1 3 0 122 94 2 Hamilton 1 3 0 50 116 2

BRITISH COLUMBIA 22, Winnipeg 14 (21,505) - Eric Guthrie completed 17 of 29 passes for 245 yards, one TD and two interceptions to lead the Lions, with help from RB Mike Strickland, who rushed for 102 yards in 20 carries

TORONTO 14, Hamilton 11 (49,724) - Hamilton K Ken Clark had to come up short on a 46-yard FG on the last play of the game to save the Argo win. Anthony Davis accounted for 104 of Toronto's yards, including a TD run

Saskatchewan 38, CALGARY 13 (27,188) - Rookie Pete Van Valkenburg scored three TDs as the Roughies rolled. He scored on passes of 22 and four yards and added a third in the final quarter on a 90-yard run

MONTREAL 23, Toronto 3 (25,802) - Johnny Rodgers ran 41 yards for a TD in the fourth quarter as Montreal snapped a three-game losing streak. Andy Hopkins scored the other Montreal TD while Don Sweet booted three FGs

WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Saskatch 5 1 0 183 71 10 Ottawa 5 1 0 188 115 10

Edmonton 4 2 0 117 144 8 Toronto 3 3 0 98 112 6

British Col 3 2 0 94 91 6 Montreal 2 3 1 99 120 5

Winnipeg 1 4 0 136 116 2 Hamilton 1 4 0 61 130 2

BRITISH COLUMBIA 23, Ottawa 11 (24,797) - BC combined the hard running of Lou Harris and Mike Strickland with a stingy defence to post the upset. Harris and Strickland both rushed for more than 100 yards

HAMILTON 18, Calgary 11 (21,332) - Veteran Rick Cassata came off the bench in fourth quarter to lift Hamilton. The much-travelled QB capped an 85-yeard eight-play drive with a 1-yard pass to Jimmie Edwards with 2:16 left

Winnipeg 13, SASKATCHEWAN 12 (21,362) - Roughrider QB Ron Lancaster had five of his passes picked off, two more than in all six previous games this season. Winnipeg's Ralph Brock didn't do much better, losing four

MONTREAL 30, British Columbia 9 ( ) - Don Sweet kicked 17 points to lead the Als. Sweet booted FGs from 22,30,33,19 and 18 yards and added converts on touchdowns by Johnny Rodgers and Andy Hopkins

WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Saskatch 5 2 0 195 84 10 Ottawa 5 2 0 199 138 10

Edmonton 4 2 0 117 144 8 Montreal 3 3 1 129 129 7

British Col 4 3 0 126 132 8 Toronto 3 3 0 98 112 6

Winnipeg 2 4 0 149 128 4 Hamilton 2 4 0 79 141 4

EDMONTON 5, Hamilton 1 (25,461) - Dave Cutler kicked a FG and two converts. DB Joe Holliman returned a punt 94 yards into Hamilton's end zone. But a holding penalty wiped out the score

WINNIPEG 29, Calgary 20 (22,345) - Although Tom Sherman completed

22 of 38 pass attempts, he was often hit. That contributed to three pass interceptions, one of which led to the TD that solidified the Winnipeg victory

OTTAWA 40, Toronto 27 (28,060) - Big TE Tony Gabriel danced across the Toronto goal line three times, the last time backwards, to help Ottawa open up a commanding lead in the EFC standings

MONTREAL 28, Toronto 0 (20,444) - The Alouettes, placing their last game at the Autostaede, crushed the Argos, as K Don Sweet set a CFL record by

booting his 12th and 13th field goals in a row

SASKATCHEWAN 17, Brit Col 14 (21,726) - Ron Lancaster come off the bench in the fourth quarter to throw an 18-yard TD pass to Rhett Dawson for the winning TD. Both clubs were hampered by a 63-mph wind

HAMILTON 17, Winnipeg 15 (22,116) - An interference call against Winnipeg

with 53 seconds left to play set the stage for a 10-yard scoring run by Jimmy Jones that lifted Hamilton past the Blue Bombers

Edmonton 19, CALGARY 17 (25,763) - The Eskimos came from behind on the last play, a 37-yard field goal by Dave Cutler, who emerged from a brief slump with 13 points on three FGs, three singles and a convert

WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Saskatch 6 2 0 212 98 12 Ottawa 6 2 0 239 165 12

Edmonton 6 2 0 141 162 12 Montreal 4 3 1 157 129 9

British Col 4 4 0 140 149 8 Toronto 3 5 0 125 180 6

Winnipeg 3 5 0 193 165 6 Hamilton 3 5 0 97 161 6

OTTAWA 21, Montreal 13 ( ) - Ottawa fastened a stranglehold on first place in the EFC, mostly with backup QB Condredge Holloway, the reliable toe of Gerry Organ and a defense that picked off six Montreal passes

Saskatchewan 34, EDMONTON 7 (25,978) - Saskatchewan defenders intercepted six passes and returned two for touchdowns in the fourth quarter of their victory over Edmonton to take sole possession of first place

TORONTO 31, Hamilton 22 (48,250) - Toronto, led by a two-TD performance by RB John Harvey, won to take over third place. Harvey scored both his TDs in the first quarter, one on a 13-yard run and the other on a 25-yard pass play

BRITISH COLUMBIA 30, Calgary 15 (18,103) - The Lions trailed 10-8 before their luck kicked in. From the 10, Mike Strickland ran, lost the ball on the one, but had the ball bounce into his hands as he went over the goalline

WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Saskatch 7 2 0 246 105 14 Ottawa 7 2 0 260 178 14

Edmonton 6 3 0 148 196 12 Montreal 4 4 1 170 150 9

British Col 5 4 0 170 164 10 Toronto 4 5 0 156 202 8

Winnipeg 3 5 0 193 165 6 Hamilton 3 6 0 119 192 6

Toronto 28, CALGARY 20 ( ) - The clinching TD came on a 35-yard pass from Matthew Reed after the QB replaced Chuck Ealey. It was the first game for the Stamps since GM Gary Hobson died Monday

WINNIPEG 22, British Col 20 (22,809) - Harry Knight relieved Ralph Brock in the third quarter and fired a 21-yard TD to Gord Patterson on a third-down gamble early in the fourth quarter, and later directed a 64-yard march

Hamilton 28, OTTAWA 21 (22,466) - Jimmy Edwards scored a TD on a 29-yard run, Jimmy Jones threw TD passes to Lawrie Skolrood and Ken Clark and Mike Harris plunged over from the one yard line to lead the TiCats

Edmonton 25, SASKATCHEWAN 22 (22,622) - Bruce Lemmerman sparked a

fourth-quarter drive that led to a late touchdown by Roy Bell, his second of the game, as Edmonton regained a share of first place before a record crowd

WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Saskatch 7 3 0 268 130 14 Ottawa 7 3 0 281 206 14

Edmonton 7 3 0 173 218 14 Toronto 5 5 0 184 222 10

British Col 5 5 0 190 186 10 Montreal 4 4 1 170 150 9

Winnipeg 4 5 0 215 185 8 Hamilton 4 6 0 147 213 8

Winnipeg 28, EDMONTON 17 (25,963) - Steve Beaird scored two TDs and Jim Washington one, all on running plays, for the Bombers as Ralph Brock displayed a conservative approach, attempting only 16 and completing 10

HAMILTON 29, Toronto 14 (31,793) - Hamilton continued its improved performance at home with an impressive offense of 481 yards, as Jimmy Jones threw TD passes to Lawrie Skolrood, Mike Harris and Ang Santucci

SASKATCHEWAN 35, Calgary 10 (20,534) - Keith Barnette, who left the

game with a knee injury on the last play of the first half, scored two TDs, while Ron Lancaster completed 23 of 35 attempts for 351 yards

MONTREAL 23, Ottawa 2 (68,505) - Before a record CFL crowd, rookie QB

Joe Barnes, making his first start, ran for a TD and tossed a 2-yarder to Peter Dalla Riva. Als K Don Sweet set a pro record with his 18th consecutive FG

WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Saskatch 8 3 0 303 140 16 Ottawa 7 4 0 283 229 14

Edmonton 7 4 0 190 246 14 Montreal 5 4 1 193 152 11

British Col 5 5 0 190 186 10 Hamilton 5 6 0 176 227 10

Winnipeg 5 5 0 243 202 10 Toronto 5 6 0 198 251 10

WINNIPEG 28, Saskatchewan 10 ( ) - Steve Beaird and Jim Washington combined for 229 yards and two touchdowns, while Ralph Brock only completed five of 16, as the Bombers pulled off the upset

TORONTO 20, Ottawa 20 (T) (47,685) - The Argos rallied with 17 points in the fourth quarter, and forced the tie when Zenon Andrusyshyn kicked a 28-yard FG with 11 seconds to go

BRITISH COLUMBIA 27, Edmonton 27 (T) - Edmonton's Dave Cutler kicked four FGs, including his career 200th, as the teams scored two TDs each in the fourth quarter

four interceptions, while Jimmy Jones threw two TD passes to keep the TiCats in the EFC title race

WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Saskatch 8 4 0 313 168 16 Ottawa 7 4 1 303 249 15

Edmonton 7 4 1 217 273 15 Hamilton 6 6 0 202 246 12

Winnipeg 6 5 0 271 212 12 Montreal 5 5 1 212 178 11

British Col 5 5 1 217 213 11 Toronto 5 6 1 218 271 11

CALGARY 22, Winnipeg 10 ( ) - John Hufnagel provided Calgary's first victory, as he threw a five-yard TD pass to Tom Forzani. K Bernie Ruoff had all Winnipeg's points on field goals of 28, 17 and 30 yards and a 22-yard single

SASKATCHEWAN 34, Toronto 3 ( ) - The Saskatchewan front four had a field day, sacking QB Chuck Ealey seven times, while the addition of Robert Holmes helped, as he ran for 101 yards on 21 carries

EDMONTON 16, British Col 12 (25,982) - Using the wind, the Esks rallied from a 12-3 deficit to score 13 points in the fourth quarter, despite gaining just 54 yards on the ground

Montreal 34, HAMILTON 9 (32,185) - QB Sonny Wade and WR Johnny Rodgers returned from the injured ranks to lead Montreal. Wade threw a TD pass to Peter Dalla Riva and then two more to Rodgers

WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Saskatch 9 4 0 347 171 18 Ottawa 7 4 1 303 249 15

Edmonton 8 4 1 233 285 17 Montreal 6 5 1 246 187 13

Winnipeg 6 6 0 281 234 12 Hamilton 6 7 0 211 280 12

British Col 5 6 1 229 229 11 Toronto 5 7 1 221 305 11

OTTAWA 37, Calgary 36 ( ) - Gerry Organ's 47-yard FG with 2:32 left gave the Riders the win. Art Green scored twice for the Riders, and broke the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the second consecutive season

WINNIPEG 36, Edmonton 33 ( ) - Jim Washington of the Blue Bombers

tore apart Edmonton's defence for 159 yards rushing and three TDs. A 71-yard TD pass from Ralph Brock to Tom Scott preserved the win

TORONTO 29, Montreal 10 (49,650) - Sonny Wade completed only 15 of 35 passes for 127 yards and threw interceptions to Barry Finlay and Sam Cvijanovich, as the Argos moved into a second-place tie with the Als

Saskatchewan 28, BRIT COL 15 (21,500) - A pair of third-down gambles by BC misfired Sunday and Cat Murphy's Lions lost. Saskatchewan got TDs from DBs Lorne Richardson and Ken McEachern

WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

*-Saskatch 10 4 0 375 186 20 Ottawa 8 4 1 340 285 17

Edmonton 8 5 1 266 321 17 Montreal 6 6 1 256 216 13

Winnipeg 7 6 0 317 267 14 Toronto 6 7 1 250 315 13

British Col 5 7 1 244 257 11 Hamilton 6 7 0 211 280 12

Calgary 1 11 1 218 350 3 *-Clinched Playoff Berth

Edmonton 17, MONTREAL 10 (55,337) - Edmonton got a 1-yard TD run from Calvin Harrell and three FGs from Dave Cutler, who also kicked a convert and a single, while Montreal lost four fumbles

Winnipeg 21, SASKATCHEWAN 19 (22,508) - Saskatchewan had to out awa the champagne after Bob Macoritti shanked a routine 22-yard FG attempt on the final play of the game. Minutes earlier, he had a 23-yard attempt blocked

Ottawa 48, HAMILTON 10 (21,568) - Art Green led the Rider rout with three TDs while John Palazeti and Tony Gabriel scored twice. The Ticat offense slid after a Jimmy Edwards TD and a Ken Clark FG gave them a 10-0 lead

CALGARY 31, British Col 31 (T) (22,763) - The Lions marched to the

Calgary 39-yard line before their drive was stalled and Lui Passaglia was short with a 46-yard FG. WR Tom Forzani scored two Calgary TDs

WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

*-Saskatch 10 5 0 394 207 20 *-Ottawa 9 4 1 388 295 19

*-Edmonton 9 5 1 283 331 19 Montreal 6 7 1 266 233 13

*-Winnipeg 8 6 0 338 286 16 Toronto 6 7 1 250 315 13

British Col 5 7 2 275 288 12 Hamilton 6 8 0 221 328 12

Calgary 1 11 2 249 381 4 *-Clinched Playoff Berth

TORONTO 25, British Columbia 16 ( ) - The Argos used two fourth-quarter TDs, one on a 72-yard pass from Matthew Reed to John Harvey, to eliminate B.C. from the playoffs. Neil Lumsden put Toronto ahead early in the fourth

WINNIPEG 23, Montreal 13 (24,146) - Winnipeg, which held quarter leads of 10-0, 10-3 and 17-6, got its other TD on a spectacular 68-yard run by Jay Washington to keep their WFC title hopes alive

Hamilton 25, OTTAWA 6 ( ) - Jimmy Edwards sparked Hamilton with TD runs of one and eight yards. Terry Evanshen scored on a 27-yard pass from Jimmy Jones. Ken Clark kicked three converts, a field goal and a single

Calgary 36, EDMONTON 28 ( ) - John Hufnagel threw three TD passes after the Stampeders came to life on a 35-yard TD romp by DE Bob Martin, who picked up a Bruce Lemmerman fumble and scored easily

WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

*-Saskatch 10 5 0 394 207 20 *-Ottawa 9 5 1 394 320 19

*-Edmonton 9 6 1 311 367 19 Toronto 7 7 1 275 331 15

*-Winnipeg 9 6 0 361 299 18 Hamilton 7 8 0 246 334 14

British Col 5 8 2 291 313 12 Montreal 6 8 1 279 256 13

Calgary 2 11 2 285 409 6 *-Clinched Playoff Berth

Winnipeg 23, BRITISH COL 17 (14,469) - Winnipeg's Steve Beaird scored on a 32-yard pass from Ralph Brock, who scored on a 1-yard plunge. Bernie Ruoff kicked three FGs and two converts to won the WFC scoring title

MONTREAL 26, Ottawa 17 (61,950) - QB Sonny Wade ignored his aches and pains to guide the Alouettes into the playoffs. Playing with sore ribs, a banged-up knee and a stiff shoulder,-he threw two TD passes and 261 yards

Saskatchewan 33, CALGARY 31 (27,188) - Ron Lancaster threw a 3-yard TD to Rhett Dawson with time elapsed in the fourth quarter for the win. Calgary led 24-0 in the second quarter before Lancaster got his offense going

HAMILTON 23, Toronto 14 (35,394) - Jimmy Edwards returned a first-quarter punt for Hamilton's first TD and the Ticats had an 18-0 lead by the half. Toronto finished last for the 13th time in 21 years

WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

*-Saskatch 11 5 0 427 238 22 *-Ottawa 9 6 1 411 346 19

*-Winnipeg 10 6 0 384 316 20 *-Hamilton 8 8 0 269 348 16

*-Edmonton 9 6 1 311 367 19 *-Montreal 7 8 1 305 273 15

British Col 5 9 2 308 336 12 Toronto 7 8 1 289 354 15

Calgary 2 12 2 316 442 6 *-Clinched Playoff Berth

Sat Nov 13 - HAMILTON 23, Montreal 0 (25,107) - LB Joe Harris converted Montreal fumbles into two TDs as the Tiger-Cats scored 22 points in the second quarter and blanked the Alouettes

Sun Nov 14 - Edmonton 14, WINNIPEG 12 (24,320) - Edmonton overcame an 8-0 deificit, thanks to Dave Cutler, who scored all the Esks points. Edmonton finally won on Cutler's 53-yard FG in the fourth

Sat Nov 20 - SASKATCHEWAN 23, Edmonton 13 (21,896) - Steve Molnar and Molly McGee collected 244 yards rushing, including 144 by Molnar, who had a 1-yard TD run and Bob Richardson caught a 25-yard TD for the winning TD

Sun Nov 21 - OTTAWA 17, Hamilton 15 (28,246) - Art Green ran 27 times for 124 yards as Ottawa advanced. Riders K Gerry Organ, also atoned for a disappointing season by kicking FGs of 48 yards, 30 yards and 20 yards

1976 GREY CUP GAME AT TORONTO (Sunday, November 28 - 53,467)